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Quality Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Making Better Happen
Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the windy coast where Sweden and Denmark meet.
From our success in Scandinavia, we've grown into the world's leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4000 people all across the globe.
We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it's not just food - we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.
Every one of us works towards our shared purpose: Making Better Happen™.
Everything we do is about Making Better Happen together.
Join nearly 4,000 like-minded colleagues globally and build a better future with us.
Build a better future as a Quality Regulatory Compliance Specialist in Richmond, CA
Compensation Range: $61,545 - $102,575
Possible Bonus: 7.5%
AAK Richmond
Richmond, CA
About The Role
The Quality Regulatory Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring food safety and quality at AAK Richmond, CA through the administration of Food Safety programs and documentation, including but not limited to procedures, work instructions, and records that describe and document the operations of the facility, conducting formal monthly audits, and leading the Food Safety Committee and HACCP team.
Responsibilities
Safety & Environmental Performance
Lead the safety effort by example.
Identify personal safety, food safety, and environmental issues during formal monthly audits and informal continuous audits.
Participate as an active member of the Safety Committee.
Work Requirements
Ensure that the Quality Manual and Quality Library remain current and reflect actual work practices.
Update procedures, work instructions, and records when changes are made in the facility.
Update procedures, work instructions, and records when Production, Quality, the Quality Manager, or any other job function identifies an opportunity for improvement.
Write training materials to facilitate training on changes.
Update and upgrade the food safety auditing scheme when necessary.
Ensure food safety and quality:
Maintain and update the HACCP plan for all production lines. Lead the HACCP team.
Perform formal monthly food safety audits and informal continuous audits of the entire facility and assign and monitor corrective actions.
Perform formal monthly glass and brittle plastic audits and informal continuous audits of the entire facility and assign and monitor corrective actions.
Ensure that all incoming packaging liners, super sacs, stretch wrap, and top sheets meet specifications. Reject non-conforming material.
Maintain documentation for third-party audits.
Ensure that relevant personnel are informed of audits and request their presence.
Ensure that the facility is ready for inspection. Pre-audit meeting, inspection and review for each audit.
Prepare documentation and presentations for auditors, facilitate tours of the facility and answer questions. Develop pre-audit packets for all AAK Richmond, CA auditors.
Provide documents in the Quality Manual and Quality Library for review.
Act as chairperson of the Food Safety Committee, which is an internal food safety auditing program:
Set the yearly schedule of audits and update yearly paperwork.
Lead monthly meetings.
Send out monthly audits for completion.
Complete monthly audits as assigned.
Follow up on corrective actions taken.
Respond to customer requests for information
Fill out and return customer-supplied forms to Customer Service along with requested documents.
Work with document specialist on customer portal.
Update and maintain customer information portals.
Participate in Production, Quality, or R&D projects. Ensure personal and food safety throughout.
Other functions as needed by Production, Quality, or other departments.
About You
Required:
Engineering, Science, or food science degree, or 5 or more years’ work experience in a food manufacturing environment.
Strong writing, oral communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to communicate (verbal and written) with management, customers, and other co-workers
Regular use of telephone and e-mail for communication
Knowledge of word documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail
Preferred:
Knowledge of food manufacturing and food safety/HACCP.
Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations.
Knowledge of engineering principles (heat transfer, fluid flow).
Knowledge of statistics and data analysis.
Laboratory analysis experience.
In return AAK offer
Career paths, training and development, e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offer potential for you to progress your future career
Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision) starting date of hire
Health Savings Account with AAK annual contribution of $1,000-$1,500
We match 100% of the first 3% you contribute to your 401(k), and 50% of the next 3%
Free Life and Disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans
Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more
Celebrations, events, and activities on site and supporting our communities
Recognition incentives for service and peer to peer recognition
About AAK
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.
AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.
Making Better Happen
Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the windy coast where Sweden and Denmark meet.
From our success in Scandinavia, we've grown into the world's leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4000 people all across the globe.
We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it's not just food - we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.
Every one of us works towards our shared purpose: Making Better Happen™.
Everything we do is about Making Better Happen together.
Join nearly 4,000 like-minded colleagues globally and build a better future with us.
Build a better future as a Quality Regulatory Compliance Specialist in Richmond, CA
Compensation Range: $61,545 - $102,575
Possible Bonus: 7.5%
AAK Richmond
Richmond, CA
About The Role
The Quality Regulatory Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring food safety and quality at AAK Richmond, CA through the administration of Food Safety programs and documentation, including but not limited to procedures, work instructions, and records that describe and document the operations of the facility, conducting formal monthly audits, and leading the Food Safety Committee and HACCP team.
Responsibilities
Safety & Environmental Performance
Lead the safety effort by example.
Identify personal safety, food safety, and environmental issues during formal monthly audits and informal continuous audits.
Participate as an active member of the Safety Committee.
Work Requirements
Ensure that the Quality Manual and Quality Library remain current and reflect actual work practices.
Update procedures, work instructions, and records when changes are made in the facility.
Update procedures, work instructions, and records when Production, Quality, the Quality Manager, or any other job function identifies an opportunity for improvement.
Write training materials to facilitate training on changes.
Update and upgrade the food safety auditing scheme when necessary.
Ensure food safety and quality:
Maintain and update the HACCP plan for all production lines. Lead the HACCP team.
Perform formal monthly food safety audits and informal continuous audits of the entire facility and assign and monitor corrective actions.
Perform formal monthly glass and brittle plastic audits and informal continuous audits of the entire facility and assign and monitor corrective actions.
Ensure that all incoming packaging liners, super sacs, stretch wrap, and top sheets meet specifications. Reject non-conforming material.
Maintain documentation for third-party audits.
Ensure that relevant personnel are informed of audits and request their presence.
Ensure that the facility is ready for inspection. Pre-audit meeting, inspection and review for each audit.
Prepare documentation and presentations for auditors, facilitate tours of the facility and answer questions. Develop pre-audit packets for all AAK Richmond, CA auditors.
Provide documents in the Quality Manual and Quality Library for review.
Act as chairperson of the Food Safety Committee, which is an internal food safety auditing program:
Set the yearly schedule of audits and update yearly paperwork.
Lead monthly meetings.
Send out monthly audits for completion.
Complete monthly audits as assigned.
Follow up on corrective actions taken.
Respond to customer requests for information
Fill out and return customer-supplied forms to Customer Service along with requested documents.
Work with document specialist on customer portal.
Update and maintain customer information portals.
Participate in Production, Quality, or R&D projects. Ensure personal and food safety throughout.
Other functions as needed by Production, Quality, or other departments.
About You
Required:
Engineering, Science, or food science degree, or 5 or more years’ work experience in a food manufacturing environment.
Strong writing, oral communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to communicate (verbal and written) with management, customers, and other co-workers
Regular use of telephone and e-mail for communication
Knowledge of word documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail
Preferred:
Knowledge of food manufacturing and food safety/HACCP.
Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations.
Knowledge of engineering principles (heat transfer, fluid flow).
Knowledge of statistics and data analysis.
Laboratory analysis experience.
In return AAK offer
Career paths, training and development, e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offer potential for you to progress your future career
Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision) starting date of hire
Health Savings Account with AAK annual contribution of $1,000-$1,500
We match 100% of the first 3% you contribute to your 401(k), and 50% of the next 3%
Free Life and Disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans
Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more
Celebrations, events, and activities on site and supporting our communities
Recognition incentives for service and peer to peer recognition
About AAK
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.
AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.
Salary : $1,000 - $1,500
